Lucid Motors, in which Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is a major investor, have just announced that its forthcoming luxury Electric Vehicle (EV), the Lucid Air, will be the fastest charging EV on the market.
The Lucid Air will be the fastest charging electric vehicle ever offered, with the capability to charge at rates of up to 32 km per minute. For owners charging their Lucid Air in real-world conditions on the road, that translates into 483 km of range in just 20 minutes of charging.
This is yet another world-first, following the recent announcement that the LucidAir will have a range of 832 km on single charge – a succession of incredible achievements for the company.
This latest feature of Lucid Air is the most recent to be announced, with more being revealed over the coming weeks and in the official unveiling event on September 9, 2020.
Lucid Motors, which seeks to set new standards for sustainable transportation with its advanced luxury EVs, has unveiled Lucid Air will be the fastest charging electric vehicle ever offered with the capability to charge at rates of up to 20 miles (32 km) per minute.
For owners charging their Lucid Air in real-world conditions on the road, that translates into 300 miles (483 km) of range in just 20 minutes of charging.
This new benchmark for speed of charging is possible through an ultra-high 900V+ electrical architecture, custom lithium-ion battery cells, a highly sophisticated battery and thermal management system, and the Lucid Air’s incredible powertrain efficiency.
This efficiency plays a direct and invaluable role in the Lucid Air’s charging rate, determining the rate of mileage as distinct from the rate of energy flow.
Furthermore, Lucid’s unique and innovative “Wunderbox” onboard charging unit combines several usually separated functionalities into one package-efficient and structurally integrated housing. This gives Lucid Air full interoperability with public charging infrastructure, including the ever-growing, 350kW fast-charging infrastructure being built-out nationwide.
“We designed every aspect of the Lucid Air and its platform in-house to be hyper-efficient, from the powertrain to the aerodynamics, and we’ve set several new benchmarks through these efforts including the longest range EV with an estimated EPA range of 517 miles,” said Eric Bach, Vice President of Hardware Engineering, Lucid Motors.
“With our ultra-high voltage 900V+ electrical architecture and the proprietary Wunderbox, we have significantly increased the speed of energy getting into, around, and even out of the vehicle, delivering the world’s fastest charging EV packed with future-ready charging features.”
Designed to Combined Charging System (CCS) standards and compatible with any open DC fast charging station, the Lucid Air automatically boosts its voltage when needed to charge at the quickest possible rate at any location.
By teaming with Electrify America, Lucid Air owners who take US delivery will be offered three years of complimentary charging at speeds faster than any other production car available today. Electrify America is building the most extensive nationwide network of ultrafast 150kW through 350kW charging stations, with its rapidly expanding nationwide network currently boasting 2,000+ individual chargers.
Lucid owners will be able to easily locate and see real-time availability of Electrify America charge locations across the US as well as navigate to the locations via pre-planned routes.
Home charging is one of the key benefits of EV ownership. In addition to the standard Lucid Mobile Charging Cord that comes with every Lucid vehicle, Lucid has also developed the Lucid Connected Home Charging Station, one of the first AC charging stations with bi-directional charging ever offered.
